Job Description

Assoc Dean Residential College Life, Yale College

Yale College - Student Affairs

81012BR
University Job Title
Associate Dean
Bargaining Unit
None - Not included in the union (Yale Union Group)
Time Type
Full time
Duration Type
Regular
Compensation Grade
Administration & Operations
Compensation Grade Profile
Leader (M7)
Wage Ranges
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Work Location
Central Campus
Worksite Address
55 Whitney Avenue
New Haven, CT 06510
Work Week
Standard (M-F equal number of hours per day)
Searchable Job Family
Administration
Total # of hours to be worked:
37.5
Position Focus:
Residential college life is at the heart of Yale undergraduate experience. These fourteen close-knit educational communities are each led by a Head and a Dean, who build relationships with and among the students. The residential college deans provide holistic advising and mentorship to the students, serving as their chief academic advisers, providing non-clinical counseling and support, and fostering close relationships over the students\xe2\x80\x99 time at Yale. These connections remain even for students who move off-campus, as students\xe2\x80\x99 affiliations remain.

The Associate Dean of Residential College Life plays a central role in fostering the excellence of residential college life, supporting the residential college deans and others in creating inclusive, engaged communities while also responding to the unique needs of individual students. Reporting to the Dean of Students, the Associate Dean of Residential College Life works to support and strengthen resources within the colleges, with a particular focus on student mental health, wellness, and belonging. The position is located within the Yale College Office of Student Affairs, enabling close coordination with colleagues overseeing campus-wide student life programs, including those in the Office of Student Engagement. Working with colleagues, the Associate Dean will track trends, identify best practices, and provide both vision and pragmatic proposals for ongoing improvements to the residential college experience.

More specifically, Associate Dean of Residential College Life responsibilities include: Support the residential college deans in managing a range of student life concerns; ensure that individualized responses are balanced across the fourteen colleges; escalate situations to the Dean of Students when necessary. Convene the Students of Concern committee, working with the Dean of Students and colleagues from multiple units to assess and respond to complex student situations; manage record-keeping and information flow; communicate the committee\xe2\x80\x99s recommendations to residential college deans and other relevant colleagues; track key statistics. Serve as the primary Yale College liaison to the new Yale Housing office, serving as dotted-line supervisor to the Associate Director of Undergraduate Housing. Working closely with the residential colleges and the housing office, negotiate policies and practices for smooth operations that meet both student and staff needs. Oversee the central aspects of the First-Year Counselor Program: budgeting; job description and contract; hiring timelines and best practices; spring and summer training; monthly meetings with the head FroCos; disciplinary action, when necessary. Serve on the Camp Yale Orientation Committee. Oversee the Old Campus Fellows program. Work closely with the Associate Dean of Student Affairs to maintain alignment between approaches to residential college life and to student life more broadly. Together, identify patterns and issues that may require new or transformed approaches. Work with the Dean of Students to develop visions and concrete proposals for such changes. With the Dean of Students and Associate Dean of Student Affairs, share 24/7 emergency management coverage during term-time. Supervise the Yale College Community Care (YC3) Director, aligning the YC3 clinical and wellness support within the residential colleges; ensure close collaboration between YC3 staff and residential college deans; identify student support needs and direct structural responses. Maintain documentation of student affairs policies and protocols for the residential college deans. Manage student affairs training of new residential college deans. Take on special projects and initiatives to support the Dean of Students; perform other duties as assigned.
Essential Duties
1. Plays an essential role in advancing strategic and tactical priorities. 2. Takes a lead role in implementing new strategies. 3. Leads and manages major programs, committees or staff. 4. Represents the school on major University programs, committees and projects. 5. Takes on other duties as assigned and as needs of the school evolve over time.
Required Education and Experience
Master\xe2\x80\x99s degree with a minimum of eight years of higher education experience working with students, faculty and university administration, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Required Skill/Ability 1:
Work effectively with students, faculty, staff and University administration. Comfortable and capable of representing the Dean of Students and the College in multiple contexts, both orally and in writing. Demonstrated ability to handle stressful, challenging and emotionally-charged situations, create thoughtful, fair and institutionally-aligned responses.
Required Skill/Ability 2:
Demonstrated ability to engage in collaborative management of programs. Capacity to work well with ambiguity and to consider multiple perspectives. Capacity to provide direct supervision, as well as supportive professional mentorship, to a diverse group of colleagues and students.
Required Skill/Ability 3:
Demonstrated skill in generating and encouraging creative ideas, innovative thinking, and imaginative solutions to problems; willingness to seek out and utilize the views of others.
Required Skill/Ability 4:
Excellent interpersonal skills. Excellent organizational skills. Capacity to juggle emergency management with ongoing routine projects.
Required Skill/Ability 5:
Appreciation and respect for principles of diversity, equity, and inclusion. Ability to provide support and create a sense of belonging for diverse individuals (age, gender, nationality, race/ethnicity, profession, sexual orientation, etc.).
Preferred Education, Experience and Skills:
Ph.D. or equivalent terminal degree. Clear evidence of the Experience in residential life and student support in a highly-selective, liberal arts environment. Experience within Yale\xe2\x80\x99s residential colleges or similar undergraduate educational communities. Experience in restorative justice or other alternative conflict resolution practices.
Weekend Hours Required?
Occasional
Evening Hours Required?
Occasional
Drug Screen
No
Health Screening
No
Background Check Requirements
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Posting Disclaimer
The intent of this job description is to provide a representative summary of the essential functions that will be required of the position and should not be construed as a declaration of specific duties and responsibilities of the particular position. Employees will be assigned specific job-related duties through their hiring departments.
EEO Statement:
University policy is committed to affirmative action under law in employment of women, minority group members, individuals with disabilities, and protected veterans. Additionally, in accordance with Yale\xe2\x80\x99s Policy Against Discrimination and Harassment, and as delineated by federal and Connecticut law, Yale does not discriminate in admissions, educational programs, or employment against any individual on account of that individual\xe2\x80\x99s sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, race, color, national or ethnic origin, religion, age, disability, status as a special disabled veteran, veteran of the Vietnam era or other covered veteran. Inquiries concerning Yale\xe2\x80\x99s Policy Against Discrimination and Harassment may be referred to the Office of Institutional Equity and Accessibility (OIEA).

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